To combat the heat, I want a small tie-dye dress that I can sweat in and not care. Why tie-dye?
Maybe because tie dye makes me think of hippies, and hippies didn't really care if they were sweaty, because being stinky is natural. Foolproof logic, I know.
Also - why not?
Here are some of my faves:
1. Denim jacket, $62 at oh leoluca
2. Pastel tie-dye tote, $27 at The Style Rules (also known as our bud Fabi!)
3. Psychedelic scarf, $25 at Sweetfern Studio
4. C&C spiral dress, $225
Like any of these? Know of any good dresses I could lounge in?
P.S. I need to update my blogroll. I know I have a ton of awesome new readers but I'm awful at keeping track of stuff. So - if you'd like to be added, drop me an email! houstonienne (at) gmail (dot) com. Only criteria are that you're a regular reader/commenter, update your blog often (at least 1x a week), have been around for a few months (the quit rate of new bloggers is tragic! but just creates extra work when I have to delete defunct links - hence the time criteria), and it'd be great if you add me back! I read every blog on my list at least once a week, hence the need for a little management.
55 comments:
I love tie-dye! I'm sorry it is so "bloody" hot there! That can be a bit miserable.
love the c&c dress and I love tie-dye too!!
haha, i can imagine the heat, is it humid in hong kong? love all your tie dye picks (thanks for including my jacket :) )
Thanks for your comment, I would have been hot, but it's the first week of winter here in Australia! & winter in Canberra, is VERY cold :)
Now I know it should be summer but aarrgghhhh it's been raining real hard here and so cold! I can only wish of wearing the halter dress :-) Ok maybe I'll just settle with the bag then.
This post reminds me of highschool and the tie & dye craft project. It was fun. :-)
Li
ooh ooh ooh...love the tote. love the dress.
that scarf is quite lovely.
Love that dress! I always used to attempt to tie dye at camp and mine would come out horrible...but my brother is a pretty good tie-dyer...he might be part hippie. Maybe he could tie dye me a dress haha.
that dress and tote are so fun :) good luck surviving the heat!
the dress looks super comfy...sorry it's so hot. georgia's creeping up in temp every day and soon it'll be unbearable. maybe i should stock up on some comfy dresses too.
Love them all - but that scarf is my favorite! I'd say sorry for the heat... but it's been averaging in the 90's here in Dallas too, so I'm in it with you!
Your hippie comment just made me laugh out loud! Sorry to hear it's so hot.....i'm kinda jealous.
I love tie-dye. Great for the summer!
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I love the dress :)
its not just the heat, its the humidity!!! muggy oh boy!
i feel you.
Love your logic! :-) That dress is really cute. I feel your pain here in Louisiana... it's hot as hades and humid beyond belief.
Oh, love the tie dye dress and that scarf is just beautiful!
My sympathies. I absolutely hate the humidity. Hopefully that scarf and some cute sandals will help cool you down!
Lets runaway together and join a hippie commune.
Love #1 & #3
LOVE the C&C dress!
you crack me up!
I love that last dress.....it looks so comfy
Tie-dye is perfect for funky weather! You can sweat in it but still look wonderfully feminine.
I love tie dye too! :) Must be the little hippie part of me coming out. I saw the cutest tie dye dress the other day too but I'm racking my brain and can't figure out where I saw it!!! If I think of it I'll be sure to let you know.
Oh, the dress! And I love the really soft tie-dye in the bag. I only think of really bright, 60s/70s tie-dye usually, so that's refreshing!
love the jacket.
here's another dress for ya
http://www.eluxury.com/estore/browse/product_detail.jsp?SiteID=J84DHJLQkR4-EE4ywHISgoPetjGfZuJT3w&id=12195474
thanks K! Your layouts are always sooo cute! I am so into tie-dye right now too, if you couldnt tell! :)
Dress #4 gets my pick! What a hot hippie you will be.... :)
ha! i just bought a tie-died dress from target. it is cute! and your pics are cute, too! and i am NOT looking forward to sweaty hot weather, but it is sadly inevitable!
i'm soo picky when it comes to tie dye!!! it can be downright tacky but when done right,very cool.
Check out this dress...I am in love, I think you would totally dig it.
find it here.
Thanks for bloody sweet comments!! ;P
Tie-dye needs to make a huge comeback!
tie dye is perfect for the summer!! i would love a tie-dye maxi dress.
great finds... and so lucky it's hot where you are! still freezing in montreal :(
Creating your own tie dye is fun! and not that hard with some rubber bands and dye. I love that dress!!! But it is so expensive, ouch!! Hippies rule, lets be honest :)
Love the tie-tie dress... stay cool...
I have the most comfortable tie-dye dress that was given to me after I had my third child a few years ago. Its actually pretty hot looking, kinda of hippy sexy earth mother thing going on.
i'm liking the long tie-dye dresses, like the one you posted...perhaps i will get one for this summer!
xox
Beautiful dresses, and a very pretty blog :)
#4 is awesome! cool blog!
http://www.nearstyle.blogspot.com
in high school I had this navy blue tie dye halter top that I just loved and so whenever I see tie dye now I think of it and wish I had it again! come to think of it, it's probably at my parent's house... too bad I've probably outgrown it. otherwise, I would be right on trend!
I love that tote! 27 bucks?!
I will definitely be blogging about my online dating adventures ha! At least on those days when I'm staring at my laptop like wtf to blog about...instant post!
YAY we are OFFICIAL now! :) You're on mine too girly.
And I'm so jealous you're in Hong Kong. I spent a week there a few years ago and I loved it so much.
XOXO,
Liz
keep me on your blog roll dear! :)
i'm not going anywhere :)
hey girlie! lucky you to be in hong kong, even if its boiling, i heard they have great shopping and amazing sites:):) and thanks for the blog visit, first time visiting yours and I already love it!
ps.
I'd love to trade links with you:)
xx Raez
I love your reason for getting a tie-dye dress. I've never been to Hong Kong, but I have been to Taiwan once or twice. I'm positive that the weather in Hong Kong and Taiwan are relatively close, since they are also close in proximity.
It gets hella hot there. (A more teen-American way of describing heat.) When I was in Taiwan, I felt like I was melting. LOL
I really like the maxi-dress. I still have a t-shirt I tie-dyed myself way back when I went to summer camp. I always knew this look would come back. And I can only imagine the heat over there (my parents who still live there complain about it all the time). I still can't believe I used to play tennis outside during the summer months there.
The c&c dress is adorable! Love the hippie comment!
I love tie-dye, so cool!
xxx
Here's one from topshop-
http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=80&viewAllFlag=false&catalogId=32051&storeId=13052&categoryId=151410&parent_category_rn=133427&productId=1138974&langId=-1
i am not a fan of tie dye. i've just had bad memories of summer camp and those bright swirl prints. the heat, yea asia is wicked hot. i grew up in bali and i have been to hong kong. drink plenty and eat ice cream!
tie-dye reminds me of LSD :) Which is a good thing! Haha
I also like the C&C dress...but here are some $16 ones:
http://sweet16finds.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_68&products_id=222
http://sweet16finds.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_68&products_id=263
LOVE that tote and that maxi!
oh tie dye is so perfect for summer! its amazing how its gone from underground to tacky to high fashion!
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I love tie die. I suggest finding a pretty white cotton or cotten jersey dress and tie dying your own. It's fun and you'll get just the colors you want. I have some slightly stained white napkins that I'm going to tie dye this summer.
i saw some tie dye knickers on someones blog the other day...think there was a tutorial too...feel free to add me to your blog roll ;D
i saw some tie dye knickers on someones blog the other day...think there was a tutorial too...feel free to add me to your blog roll ;D
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